Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-05-09
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
Close of the Races,

Saturday was the closing day of the
spring meeting of the Capital Turf Club.
The day was cool and pleasant, the track
in excellent condition and the programme
good one, but the attendance was meager.
In fact, the attendance during the entire
week was very small and but for few
outsiders who take an interest in such mat
tiers and attended daily there would not
have been any audience to speak of at all
Three or four bob-tailed" street-cars
found no difficulty in carrying all who at
tended the races, and it is said that
what few Sacramentans did attend tried
TO beat the gatekeepers. The attend
ance would perhaps have been creditable
to Brighton, Roseville or Gait, but would
not represent a fifth of the number that
would attend races, were they held at
Woodland, nor tenth of those who would
have occupied the grand stand at Stockton.
had as equally as good programme been
presented to the people who reside in the
City of Wind-mills." 1t certainly must
be CALLING to those few enterprising people
who spend their time and money to get up
spring races in the capital city, to note the
fact that the citizens of this city, business
men in particular, refuse to attend. Even
the ladies, who were admitted free, refused
10 grace the park with their presence, and
at no time during the week were more
than twenty of the fair sex present at one
time: The booksellers paid 81, 100 for the
privilege, and if they kept even they did
remarkably well. The races were good, and
so lar as any one knows, were on the
square, the best horse in every case was
ridden or driven to win.
On Saturday, the races consisted of two
trots and one pace. The first was a road
sters' race for named horses, between Blue
bell, Black Point, Clara G. and Solitaire.
Inc horses were very evenly matched,
and the race one of the best contested dur
ing the week. Black Point won the first
heat in 2:39, and the second in 2:41l. with
Bluebell second in each heat, the others
close up. Clara g. came in last in the
second heat, and her hackers began to ap-
peal to the judges to take down her driver
and put another up, claiming that the
mare could take the race if she was driven
TO win. The judges asked the driver, Try
on to get down, and the mare in the third
heat was driven by D. J. McCarty. II
looked as though the grumblers were right
for McCarty, although he had bad start.
went to the front after passing the seven
eighths pole, making splendid showing
IN the last 100 yards, winning handsomely
IN 2:41. The next three heats were taken
by Bluebell in 1881, 2:40 and 2461.
SUMMARY.
AGRICULTURAL PARK COURSE, SACRAMENTO Nav
7,lSS7.-Roadster race for named horses; purse
$3.50. fN-'O
{. r. TAYLOR names blk. m. Bluebell...2 2 l
q. 5 Milliken names b. G. Black PointI l . , 2
= =. Iryon names C. M. Clara G.........3 4 3 8 8
Wilbur smith names b. &. Solitaire. 8 4 PRO
Time, 2:39-24l19-241-2:3S19- 2:40-2461z.
The second event of the day was spec
lal race between the PAGER Pedro, and the
trotters Blaine, Ed. and Artist In the
pools Artist sold a favorite, bringing as
much as all the rest. This was race where
there was no throw-off, the driving being
square, but Artist proved to be too speedy
for the others in the race, taking the first.
third and fourth heats with apparent ease,
Pedro being distanced in the third heat
and Ed. at the same time barely getting in
side OF the distance flag.
SUMMARY
AGRICULTURAL PARK COURSE, SACRAMENTO, MAY
z, 1sS7.-Match race; mile heats, best three in
five; purse, $3.50.
j. X Hodson names blk. G. Artist...........1 > l l
W. r. Fletcher names b. g. Blaine..........:} / 2
b. W. Ledrens names b. G. Ed. .............. 8 8
+. A. Jones names &. Pedro................4 dis
Time, 2:S24-2:ao1%-2:S 4-2:Sl15.
The last race of the day and meeting was
between Shaker Alderman and Prince, the
well known PAGERS. Prince won in three
straight heats. Time, 2:261, 226!, 1924.